Slot surprised by Isak as Simeone reveals fan 'insults' after red card
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Arne Slot was high in his praise of British record £125m signing Alexander Isak after he made his Liverpool debut in their late 3-2 win against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
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"If you want to beat a team like Atletico, which is known and has an unbelievable mentality, you have to beat them with their own weapon as well and that is mentality," Slot told TNT Sports.
"I think that's what we showed again today, that we can beat them also by mentality.
“Everyone keeps saying Liverpool leave it late, but it can’t be lucky the number of times they’ve done it already this season
They would’ve been disappointed had they not won, they were comfortable at 2-0 up.”
Carragher: Van Dijk to go down as Liverpool great
Jamie Carragher says Van Dijk should be remembered as one of Liverpool's greatest ever players - not just one of their greatest centre-backs after he scored the Reds' stoppage-time winner against Atletico.
"I don't like describing Van Dijk as the best centre back
But if you want to differentiate, and I call them giants of the club like Gerrard, Dalglish, Hansen, Barnes, Souness and Salah, the top seven or eight players at Liverpool, he is right in the middle of that.
"He's not at the bottom of the list I can assure you
He will go down as one of the greatest players to ever play for Liverpool